* Astronomy

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RE: May 2nd

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The Queen Elizabeth 2's maiden voyage, from Southampton to New York City, commenced on 2 May 1969
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45077542/queen-elizabeth-2/

On 2 May, 1982, the cruiser ARA General Belgrano was attacked and sunk by a British submarine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARA_General_Belgrano#Controversy_over_the_sinking

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On May 2, 1963, Berthold Seliger launched a three-stage rocket to a height of more than 100 km.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthold_Seliger

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Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 - 21 April 1918) was a German fighter pilot
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969180/manfred-von-richthofen-1892-1918/

Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 - August 11, 1955) was an American physicist and inventor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Wood

Sumio Iijima (born May 2, 1939) is a Japanese physicist, often cited as the discoverer of carbon nanotubes.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969166/sumio-iijima/

Heinrich Gustav Magnus (2 May 1802 - 4 April 1870) was a notable experimental scientist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Gustav_Magnus

Athanasius Kircher, S.J., (1601 or 1602-1680) was a 17th-century German Jesuit scholar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_Kircher

Alessandro Morbidelli (born May 2, 1966), is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Morbidelli_(astronomer)

Louis Thollon (May 2, 1829 - April 8, 1887) was a French astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Thollon

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Horizon is a BBC popular science documentary programme, first broadcast on 2 May 1964
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969312/horizon-bbc-tv-series/

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NGC 4086 was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 2nd May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57456934/ngc-4086/

NGC 4090 was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 2nd May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57456925/ngc-4090/

NGC 4091 was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 2nd May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57456917/ngc-4091/

NGC 6358 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 2nd May 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57456908/ngc-6358/

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Xi Ursae Majoris was discovered to be a binary star on the 2nd May 1780
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37093086/xi-ursae-majoris/

Asteroid (80) Sappho was discovered by Norman Pogson on May 2, 1864
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35764242/asteroid-80-sappho/

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Meteorites

The Forest City (H5) meteorite fell in Iowa, USA, on the 2nd May, 1890.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969113/forest-city-meteorite/

The Jajh deh Kot Lalu (EL6) meteorite fell in Sind, Pakistan, on the 2nd May, 1926.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969216/jajh-deh-kot-lalu-meteorite/

The Kendleton (L4) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 2nd May, 1939.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969232/kendleton-meteorite/

The Anlong (H5) meteorite fell in Guizhou, China, on the 2nd May, 1971.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48969258/anlong-meteorite/